Man sentenced for 'cowardly, degrading' attack on girlfriend
'You are a recidivist violent person,' the judge said.
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Kiwi's spark heated debate on who would win a war between the North and South Island
One, two, three, four the people declare an inter-island war.
Teen who smashed windscreen of police van regrets 'dumb decision'
'It was a new and novel experience and one he doesn't want to repeat,' his lawyer said.
Health campaigner toasts new home in tavern
Southland Charity Hospital now has a home after being given a tavern.
Party death 'still fresh in students' minds', influencing behaviour
Sophia Crestani's death is having an impact on the way students are partying.
Armed police raid on Dunedin house
Armed police and officers with police dogs were seen outside the property.
Trapped person freed after car and bus collide
Police have freed a person from a car after it collided with a bus.
'Gut-wrenching': Gulls stoned to death near Canterbury river
Five black-billed gull fledglings stoned to death on the Waimakariri River.
OIO orders rich foreign investors to sell sensitive South Island properties
A foreign investor's buy-up of sensitive land breached the Overseas Investment Act.
Firefighters battle house, scrub blazes overnight
Crews are still at the scene of a scrub fire in Christchurch.
Southland prepares for potential problems from ex-tropical cyclone Uesi
Civil defence authorities have sandbags ready in parts of the Mataura River catchment.
Weather: Big dry continues despite early raindrops
Auckland's set to extend its record-breaking dry spell today.
Record dry spell for Auckland; South faces another deluge
While Auckland reaches a record dry spell, a cyclone is approaching the South Island.
Rest in peace Angel: Devastated friends of British tramper pay tribute
Simpson has been described as sparkly and infectious, with a great thirst for life.
Widow of man killed in tourist-driver crash: 'We were living our happily ever after'
"He was my home and now I get to walk into just an empty house."
Laptop saves woman hit by falling branch
Not many people can say their laptop saved their life.
Frenchman who assaulted drug dealer fails to overturn home detention
Teen had failed to deliver the drugs as agreed.
'At their wits' end': Family of missing Brit tramper desperate for news
Police say 16 LandSAR members and two dog teams will pick up search at daylight today.
Campground evacuated as crews battle to contain fire
Marlborough authorities leaving nothing to chance in case the wind changes this morning.
Student found dead in Makarora River was keen tramper
The bodies of a man and a woman were found by members of the public at the weekend.
'Age is only a number': Man caught grooming '14-year-old girl' in sting
He declared his love and said he was jealous when she had been speaking to boys.
Missing British tramper: Police optimistic as desperate family wait
32-year-old Stephanie Simpson was walking in Mt Aspiring National park over the weekend.
Where is Stephanie? Search continues for missing British tramper
The 32-year-old was due to return from her tramp near Wanaka on Saturday.
Repeat robber squeezed cop's genitals during crime spree
A transgender woman serving a sentence at women's prison poses 'particular difficulties'.
Person dies after 'serious crash' between train and truck
St John has assessed 96 patients on the train, none of which are injured.
Milford Sound businesses suffer as road remains closed
The road into Milford Sound remains completely blocked by slips
Second body found in Mt Aspiring National Park
The body was found in the same area where another body was found yesterday.
Flooding not enough to make wedding washout
When planning her wedding two years ago Khellsey-Anna Atley did not prepare for floods.
Ammonia threat to be shifted
When wet, Ouvea Premix can create ammonia gas, that can be extremely harmful.
Panic gives way to reality in flooding aftermath
As water levels drop and evacuated families return to their homes, reality kicks in.
Waterworld: The NZ regions left sodden and counting a huge cost
Total costs for the clean up following the floods are expected to run into millions.
Focus Live: The Floodwater has receded but ordeal is not over for thousands of evacuated locals
Focus Live: The Floodwater has receded but the ordeal is not over for thousands of evacuated southland locals. Civil Defence group chairman Neville Cook explains. Video / William Patino Photography / High Country Helicopters / NZTA
Southland floods: 'Everything is gone' Gore residents say
Cars and homes flooded after Mataura River surges through the town.
'You could all have died': Woman took ecstasy before horror crash
Designated sober driver had taken ecstasy prior to driving.